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Glyptothek in München

A Visit to Glyptothek in München, on 11.Aug.2004
Munich is blessed by an enormous number of museums of rank. Two of them are located on the Königsplatz (Kings Square,) build by Leo von Klenze for the Prince Ludwig, later king Ludwig I of Bavaria.

On the first look there is nothing really exciting about the Square itself: Large empty grass lawns, two Greek Temple style buildings on each side and one smaller Greek style arch or Temple called Propyläen with scenes of Greek liberation war from Turkey 1821-1829, which was led by Ludwigs son, Otto I.

However, these two Greek Temples host two of the finest museums for antique art, sculpture and artifacts: The National Collection of Antiques and the Glyptothek. One of its most important pieces are the sculptures depicting Troyan War on the front of the Aphaia Temple of Ägina.

During our visit Glyptothek hosted a special exhibition of real size reproductions of some of its Greek pieces, painted as they were likely to look in ancient time. The paint reconstruction was created in cooperation with the Vatikan Museum and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Kopenhagen, Danmark. More information, only in German:
http://www.ganz-muenchen.de/artculture/glyptothek/bunte_goetter.html
Benno Kuppler SJ
http://www.stmwfk.bayern.de/kunst/museen/bunte_goetter.pdf

059-Antique Collection
059-Antique Collection		 060-Propyläen
060-Propyläen		 062-Greek Sculpture
062-Greek Sculpture		 063-Original and Reproduction
063-Original and Reproduction		 064-Greek Sculpture
064-Greek Sculpture
065-Greek Sculpture
065-Greek Sculpture		 068-Greek Sculpture
068-Greek Sculpture		 066-Greek Sculpture
066-Greek Sculpture		 067-Greek Sculpture
067-Greek Sculpture		 069-Original and Reproduction
069-Original and Reproduction
071-Original and Reproduction
071-Original and Reproduction		 072-Greek Sculpture
072-Greek Sculpture		 075-Greek Sculpture
075-Greek Sculpture		 076-Greek Sculpture
076-Greek Sculpture		 077-Greek Sculpture
077-Greek Sculpture
078-Greek Sculpture
078-Greek Sculpture		 080-Greek Sculpture
080-Greek Sculpture		 081-Pediment of Aphaia Temple of Ägina
081-Pediment of Aphaia Temple of Ägina		 082-Pediment of Aphaia Temple of Ägina
082-Pediment of Aphaia Temple of Ägina		 083-Paris of Troya, computer presentation
083-Paris of Troya, computer presentation
084-Original and Reproduction, Paris
084-Original and Reproduction, Paris		 085-Reproduction of Athena, not finished
085-Reproduction of Athena, not finished		 086-Reproduction of Athena, not finished
086-Reproduction of Athena, not finished		 087-Model of Aphaia Temple of Ägina
087-Model of Aphaia Temple of Ägina		 088-Model of Aphaia Temple of Ägina
088-Model of Aphaia Temple of Ägina
090-Greek Warrior, Original and Reproduction
090-Greek Warrior, Original and Reproduction		 091-Roman Sculpture
091-Roman Sculpture		 093-Roman Sculpture
093-Roman Sculpture		 094-Reproduction of statue of Augustus
094-Reproduction of statue of Augustus		 095-Statue of Augustus, original and reproduction
095-Statue of Augustus, original and reproduction
096-Roman Sculpture
096-Roman Sculpture		 097-Roman Sculpture
097-Roman Sculpture		 098-Roman Sculpture
098-Roman Sculpture

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Benno Kuppler SJ 05-Apr-2005 12:08
Mit Überraschung habe ich die Seite und den Link zu meineer Homepage gefunden. Ich fand die Ausstellung sehr gelungen.
Herzliche Grüße aus München
Ihr Benno Kuppler SJ
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